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Jolt to MVA as Cong leader quits campaigning over no Muslim LS candidate

Maharashtra Congress working president Naseem Khan on Friday expressed disappointment over the party for the Opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi not fielding any Muslim candidate for the Lok Sabha......

'Modi's Speech Is A Response To Congress Obsession With Vote Bank Politics'

'The Congress wants to distort the very fabric of Indian society because they are obsessed with vote bank politics.' IMAGE: Clearly tired after a punishing six weeks in blistering heat on the......

Gurugram Residents Boycott Lok Sabha Elections

In Gurugram's Sector 38, there is an outcry against civic disarray in this election season. Over 10,000 residents have come forward to declare a boycott of the Lok Sabha elections. Several banners......

Over 63% voter turnout recorded in phase 2; Tripura highest with 79.46%

Over 63 percent polling was reported in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 88 seats across 13 states amid a few complaints of electronic voting machine glitches and bogus voting in......

SC rejects pleas on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, paper ballot voting

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected pleas for reviving paper ballots and also 100 percent cross-verification of votes cast on electronic voting machines with a voter verifiable paper audit trail......

Deloitte pegs India's FY25 GDP growth at 6.6%

Deloitte India on Friday said it estimates India's GDP growth at 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal helped by consumption expenditure, exports rebound and capital flows. Photograph: Anushree......

Good times ahead for United Breweries as heatwave, IPL set the tone

A cocktail of heatwave and upcoming cricketing events is expected to usher in the peak season for the country’s largest beer maker, United Breweries. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters......

Will AI Replace Call Centres?

This could fundamentally transform the industry that had been a major source of employment in countries like India and the Philippines. Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

Investors' wealth up by Rs 11 lk cr in 5 days

The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies jumped to a lifetime peak of Rs 404.18 lakh crore on Thursday helped by a five-day rally in benchmark indices, making investors richer by Rs 11.29......

Oil-gas stocks: Investors must brace for negative impact in Q1 FY25

Escalation of the conflict in West Asia between Israel and Iran has had a direct impact on the energy markets, and more broadly on the financial markets as well as the global economy. Photograph:......

Political Movies Surge before Lok Sabha Polls

'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.' IMAGE: Randeep Hooda as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

World body threatens to bar Indian wrestlers from Olympic qualifiers

This threat from UWW comes days after the Delhi High Court was considering an application filed by four wrestlers including Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia after the IOA dissolved the......

Did Patidar Bat Better Than Kohli?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally got back to winning ways!After suffering six defeats in a row, RCB outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs to keep their slim hopes alive of making it to the......

Former wrestler Narsingh Yadav elected chairman

Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's Athletes' Commission in Varanasi on Wednesday, completing a process that......

CSK Vs LSG: Who Took The Best Catch? Vote!

Except for K L Rahul's superb effort with the gloves, there was nothing much to write about the fielding of the two teams.While LSG's fielders were sharp and made some good saves, CSK's fielders......

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